Geoff Croker

With a reputation for design excellence, Geoff approaches each project as a unique opportunity to redefine and enhance urban environments. Geoff is Studio Leader of fjcstudio’s Melbourne studio.

With a Masters in Urban Design and Architecture from Harvard University, Geoff is a highly qualified and recognised leader in the Urban Design and Architecture sectors. He has led a broad spectrum of projects across varying typologies including, public buildings, multi-level residential, commercial projects, library design, laboratory design, galleries and interiors.

With an outstanding reputation for design excellence, Geoff has been the project leader on many multi-award winning projects, notably: Southbank Cultural Precinct, Bayside Police Station, Bunjil Place (Casey Cultural Precinct) and Melton Library. He approaches each project as a unique opportunity to redefine and enhance urban environments. Geoff has been awarded the Commonwealth Government’s Award for Excellence in Interior Design on two separate occasions.

In recognition of his many remarkable achievements, Geoff has been the recipient of numerous design awards for excellence and innovation including: Australian Government Award for Excellence in Interior Design, 1991 and 1994, Australian Government DAS Development Scholarship Recipient 1995 and 1997, Harvard Graduate School of Design, Student Work Exhibition (work exhibited) and Studio Works 5, Harvard University, GSD.

Committed to learning and development, Geoff has been a design critic at Harvard University Summer School Program and a interior design critic at RMIT. He has also taught design at RMIT, Melbourne University and Boston School of Architecture.

Geoff was elevated to a ‘fellow’ of the Australian Institute of Architects in 2015 and currently sits on the board of Deakin University School of Architecture & Built Environment. He has also been selected by the AIA to represent Australia in the Oceania region on the UIA (United Nations, ‘Union of Architects’) Architecture, Cities and Territories works program. This involves working globally across the profession to foster discussion on architectural practice and the fundamentals of urban and territorial planning.